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Emergency Alerts Test on Sunday 7 September, 3pm
This MGN draws attention to procedures and minimum levels of service for the testing and maintenance of EPIRBs; automatically including the ship's position in distress alerts; and, supplying radio installations from an e…
Forms and guidance for initial application and revalidation for Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) operator logbooks and supervisor or instructor endorsements.
Sets out alternative ways that certain smaller vessels operated under MCA codes of practice may satisfy paper chart carriage requirements.
Guidance on the requirements of 'MSC.1/Circ.1252' and carrying out tests on non-SOLAS ships with class 'A' automatic identification systems.
To give advice to both DP vessels undertaking diving or other subsea operations and vessels that are operating in the vicinity, when applying the provisions within COLREG.
Clarifies the training required for Masters and Deck Officers of UK registered vessels which have ECDIS as their primary means of navigation
MCA leaflet explaining specifications and recommendations for using VHF DSC radios on private leisure craft
Explains how voyage data recorders (VDRs) should be tested after installation and annually thereafter.
GMDSS - Iridium satellite services - distress and MSI – operational status and regulations.
Designates UK VTS for the purpose of requiring compliance by shipping with regulations 6 and 7 of the Merchant Shipping Regulations 2004.
Details of emergency response planning for at-sea renewable energy installations.
Guidance on the regulations for deep-sea pilotage. This notice also includes contact details for the competent authorities covering the areas concerned
This notice gives guidance as per International Maritime Organisation (IMO) circulars MSC.1/Circ.1295, 1298, 1307 and 1338 regarding the survey, certification and compliance of ships that are required to transmit long-rang…
This guidance note identifies the standards of VTS Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) and Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL) recognised by the United Kingdom Competent Authority.
Revised IMO performance standards affecting GMDSS radio communication equipment installed on or after 1/1/2024 have now been delayed until 1/1/2028.
Find out about MCA’s bathymetric data collection programme, how to share data with MCA, and guidance for offshore developers.
Standards of VTS training and certification recognised by the United Kingdom Competent Authority. IALA standards and the UK National Occupational Standards. It also provides information on the procedures for the training and…
Information regarding VHF channels for the Kieldrecht lock at the port of Antwerp or the new lock at the port of Terneuzen, alongside the Scheldt River.
Information for ship owners and operators about the types of hazards that need reporting.
Information about the 24-hour radio and radar coastal vessel traffic service (VTS) and further information on vessel safety when navigating, and specifically crossing, the Dover Strait.
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